ތަކުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura). Cognate to Hindi थाकुर (thākur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.ku.ɾu/, [t̪ä.ku.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ތަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun

ތަކުރު • (takuru) (plural ތަކުރުތައް (takurutak̊))

1. (historical, honorific) title added to names of noblemen during the Sultanate

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231